December 17, 2014

10 Gifts for the Homestead Woman

What do you get for the woman who lives a simple life? The trick is to find something practical and perfect, right? Of course you can always fall back on chocolate, which has a lot of value in my opinion.

My adult children ask me every year what I'd like as a Christmas gift. I usually wrack my brain and can't think of anything at all, or else I come up with items that my children think are too plain, too common, too useful.

Here is my first annual gift guide for the homestead or simple-living woman, with ten practical gifts that are winners in my opinion. Some links are affiliate links, but they are products I use myself and love. Your use of affiliate links is always appreciated, but if you prefer not to use them I certainly understand.

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1. How about a pressure canner? Water bath canners are often the first step a person takes into the world of food preservation, but you can only can high-acid foods such as fruits and tomatoes. (I know, tomatoes are fruits!) Preserving vegetables and meats, and combinations of foods such as soups and salsa, require the use of a pressure canner. This Presto 23-quart pressure canner is the one I use. (affiliate links)

3. A new (and sharp!) pair of hoof trimmers for your goats or sheep. I use these from Ace Hardware (now discontinued), but there are several similar styles and kinds available at Hoegger and Jeffers.

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4. I've collected my own set of tools over the years. There are many different sets of pink-handled tools marketed for women(affiliate link) and available at your local hardware store or big box store, but buy the best quality you can afford. Pink handles wouldn't deter my husband from using them although it would help to identify them as mine. The whole reason I have my own is so I can find them when I need them. One tool or a set of them would make a fine gift.

5. I'm constantly losing my work gloves(affiliate link) or else the dog steals them. I can always use a new pair because I usually can only find one glove at a time. You can find women's work gloves at hardware and feed stores, as well as at the Amazon link above.

7. I've finally worn out my pair of flannel-lined jeans from LL Bean, a great way to stay warm in the winter. They were well worth the purchase price and I plan to replace mine.

8. A subscription to the Seeds of the Month club from Mary's Heirloom Seeds. Mary has signed the Safe Seed Pledge and sells only open-pollinated, non-GMO heirloom seeds. Wouldn't it be fun to receive several packets of seeds each month?

9. An apple peeler(affiliate link). I bought mine at my local hardware store, which has a pretty large selection of housewares. A word of warning: this works best on nice round apples. It's a bit trickier to use the peeler on our own smaller, rather misshapen (but organic) fruit, but it's still better than trying to peel all those apples by hand. The peeler works on potatoes too.

10. A gift certificate to the local feed store would be a welcome surprise for anyone with livestock.

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Bonus Idea: Consider giving the gift of a goat or a flock of chickens to a family in need through Heifer International. "Giving an animal is like giving someone a small business, providing wool, milk, eggs and more. Animal donations can provide families a hand up, increasing access to medicine, school, food and a sustainable livelihood."

What's your idea of a perfect homestead gift? I hope you'll leave a comment and share with us a gift you'd love to receive.

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25 comments:

I'm with you, Kathi, I can never think of anything I might need. Maybe some new plants for the herb bed, but I'd want to pick them out. Or some jars with extra lids to go with that new canner. Thanks for the ideas.

Hi kathi, excellent ideas. We bought a canner for our daughter last year, she was so excited. The Ball book also is very handy and I especially like the gifts to those in need. Thanks for sharing at Good Morning Mondays. Blessings

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